Creation of Wall Groups due to Hold-down Data (Bug 2323)
The program created wall design groups based on hold-down information such as "number of brackets”, hold-down type, and number of end studs. It no longer does so for the following reasons:
The Sheathing and Framing Materials output does not show these values, so there was no evident difference between wall groups.
These parameters do not affect design of the wall, just deflection
These parameters differ from other wall group parameters in that they can be different for different walls on the line when “dissimilar materials” are not allowed. Therefore a line would have two groups designed for it, and only one of these was used for design.
The default hold-down configuration is to have single bracket on first level and double on others, so by default wall 2 wall groups were made even if all materials are the same.